Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

ततः प्रशांतैः शैलास्त्रैर्जंभो भूधरसन्निभः । ऐषीकमस्त्रमकरोच्चूर्णितान्यपराक्रमः

Transliteration

tataḥ praśāṃtaiḥ śailāstrairjaṃbho bhūdharasannibhaḥ | aiṣīkamastramakaroccūrṇitānyaparākramaḥ

Translation

तेव्हा पर्वतासारखा जंभ, आपली शैलास्त्रे शांत झालेली पाहून, घोर पराक्रमाने ऐषीक अस्त्राचा प्रयोग करू लागला; त्याने विरोधक चूर्ण झाले।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे ‘तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्’

• praśāṃtaiḥ: with pacified/quenched
• praśāṃtaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśānta (कृदन्त; √śam उपशमे + प्र उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• śaila-astraiḥ: with mountain-weapons
• śaila-astraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शैलानां अस्त्राणि)

• jaṃbhaḥ: Jambha
• jaṃbhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• bhūdhara-sannibhaḥ: resembling a mountain
• bhūdhara-sannibhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūdhara (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (भूधर-सदृशः)

• aiṣīkam: Aiṣīka (reed-like/so named)
• aiṣīkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiṣīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘अस्त्रम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• astram: weapon/missile
• astram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• akarot: he employed/made
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• cūrṇitāni: pulverized
• cūrṇitāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cūrṇita (कृदन्त; √cūrṇ/√cūrṇay ‘to pulverize’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• apara-kramaḥ: (his) other/remaining prowess
• apara-kramaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (अपरः क्रमः = ‘अन्यः पराक्रमः/वीर्यं’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jambha, विशाल-देह like a mountain, stands amid shattered rock-weapons; he raises his hand to release the Aiṣīka astra, the air tightening as the new weapon manifests.

Characters & Entities

• Jambha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one tactic fails, another is adopted—showing the relentless nature of adharma in war and the need for steadfast discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is the escalation of weapons in battle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this passage is martial narration, not a vrata or tīrtha instruction.